Memory card is locked w. Canon Powershot SD1000

Hi, I have a Canon Powershot SD1000 and I used to have a 2GB memory card. However, when I went to a friend's house for a housewarming party and I left my camera on the table. When I was about to leave the camera was gone. So I did some investigating and figured out 2 girls stole my camera. When I reluctantly got it back from them, my memory card was jammed in the wrong way and it said my "card locked." I tried the switch on the side of the memory card, but that did not work. So I thought those girls broke my memory card. So I bought a 4GB memory card instead. I thought that was going to work because I thought those theives just broke my memory card. Now with my 4GB memory card it says "card locked." My questions are: Is there a switch inside the camera that causes the memory card to be locked? Or is my memory card too large for my camera? Or do you think my camera is broken and now needs to be fixed?

Your Sd1100 is compatible with a 4gb card, so that's not the issue. If the lock-switch is in the correct position, the only logical conclusion (which you have already come to.....good troubleshooting on your part!) is that the camera is busted. Send your two "friends" the bill. What a drag.

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Yes, SDHC memory cards are compatible with the Canon Powershot A700, so that means you can use card with capacities over 2GB. You can also see the manual to verify this, Canon Powershot A700 Manual. On page 8, it says that SDHC memory cards are compatible.

Look at your memory card. SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Have you tried looking at the memory card? Sometimes there is a switch on the card itself that slides up and down to lock, or unlock the card for usage. Hope this helps! (It should be white, and a semi-translucent plastic.)

I would try formating the card using the camera (menu - setup - format) - THIS WILL ERASE ALL THE PICTURES YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ON YOUR CARD, so before you do this you may want to get a memory card reader and transfer the pictures (click and drag) to your computer. As to using the 4GB card...you will have to check with canon if a card that size if compatable. Not all cameras work with SD cards larger than 2GB.